P. J. O'Rourke Quotes
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I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.
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Show me a smile, and I'll show you one back.
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Many of the best firms historically in venture capital have been multi-sector.
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To gastroenterologists, the concept of a germ causing ulcers was like saying that the Earth is flat.
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Nuclear arms and atomic power represent a technology in which coexistence with man is extremely difficult.
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Just to be fighting for the belt, I was already happy. No pressure at all.
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Well did graduate summa cum laude from Fordham University.
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People think they know who I am, because I've played so many very, very out gay men on stage, and they think that's me.
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I tend to wear all black. I like feeling sexy, feminine, effortless, and real.
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Of all the labels and tags and epithets people have forced upon me, there's one I don't dislike. I get called the 'enfant terrible.' In every article, it's always there. So I have to give that a meaning.
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I eat a lot of chocolate.
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Our way is straight and clear - the building up of a socialist democracy at home, with freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship with all nations abroad.
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I don't think I look up to any players. Obviously you respect everyone.
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No one connected intimately with a writer has any appreciation of his temperament, except to think him overdoing everything.
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MTV in general is involved with so many artists - musicians, actors, people in the fashion industry, and art world.
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Something about 'Battlestar' that I didn't realize when I took the job was this whole bubble aspect of closing people in and seeing what they do.
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He was white and shaken, like a dry martini.
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My father told me once not to expect anything from anybody so I wouldn't be disappointed. If somebody was nice and did nice things for me, I should be overjoyed, but I shouldn't go through life expecting it, which is very good advice.
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I look at the NFL and see how the transition has gone at quarterback. I might be coming along at a good time. For me personally, this is about doing the same thing I've been doing at USF - just smile, have fun, enjoy the experience, keep a positive attitude and encourage my teammates. I like to feed off the people around me.
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I've grown to love Barack Obama. Hillary is no Bernie Sanders. But she's a politician, and she understands Congress. And I think with that kind of twisted beauty, she could lead our country.
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I see I have this patience to wait it out, and the truth is no matter how dark I feel I would never take my own life, because when the darkness is over, then what a blessing is the feeblest ray of light!
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'Do you get tired, singing?' she asked.Gan Itai laughed quietly. 'Does a mother grow tired raising her children? Of course, but it is what I do.'
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I'm really tired of virtue.
